Gemma Killen
@gemkillen.bsky.social
Queer, feminist, angry, etc.
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New research from The Australia Institute finds that Australia is the most expensive developed country for families to send a child to high school.
It costs Australian families $4,967 per year - almost four times the OECD average.
Read more: theaus.in/4anjEAp
It costs Australian families $4,967 per year - almost four times the OECD average.
Read more: theaus.in/4anjEAp
February 2, 2026 at 1:30 AM
New research from The Australia Institute finds that Australia is the most expensive developed country for families to send a child to high school.
It costs Australian families $4,967 per year - almost four times the OECD average.
Read more: theaus.in/4anjEAp
It costs Australian families $4,967 per year - almost four times the OECD average.
Read more: theaus.in/4anjEAp
Why do we only operate a buyback scheme after an unspeakable tragedy? Why not before? Why not regularly, so that we might get more guns off the streets and prevent a thousand tragedies as women are murdered by their partners? Surely that would be a good use of government money.
January 20, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Why do we only operate a buyback scheme after an unspeakable tragedy? Why not before? Why not regularly, so that we might get more guns off the streets and prevent a thousand tragedies as women are murdered by their partners? Surely that would be a good use of government money.
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This is the sort of thing that defines fascism more than most other aspects. The installation of secret police to monitor everyone for suspicion not of doing anything wrong, but of being the wrong kind of person.
I’m not sure people outside the Twin Cites realize the prevalence and the fear ICE is causing in Twin Cities. They are dining undercover pretending to be couples at restaurants, they are going to businesses and checking the license plates of cars to find employees. Every public place is compromised.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM
This is the sort of thing that defines fascism more than most other aspects. The installation of secret police to monitor everyone for suspicion not of doing anything wrong, but of being the wrong kind of person.
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SUVs and big Utes "are 44 per cent more likely to kill an adult pedestrian or cyclist in a crash compared with a sedan, and 82 per cent more likely to kill a child" www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Pedestrian fatalities reach 17-year-high. This trend could be why
Fifty-one pedestrians had been killed on the state’s roads this year as of Saturday – the most in any calendar year since 2008.
www.theage.com.au
December 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
SUVs and big Utes "are 44 per cent more likely to kill an adult pedestrian or cyclist in a crash compared with a sedan, and 82 per cent more likely to kill a child" www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Great to have the chance to talk about our research in this article for The Point! In it we emphasise the risks GenAI raises for Indigenous Education and what came from our recent study testing LLMs on Indigenous topics. 🦘🎓 #edusky #academicsky
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
What teachers need to know before using AI for Indigenous education
If you ask ChatGPT to write a Welcome to Country, it might caution that only an elder can deliver a Welcome and instead offer you a template of an Acknowledgement of Country. There’s just one problem:...
thepoint.com.au
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Great to have the chance to talk about our research in this article for The Point! In it we emphasise the risks GenAI raises for Indigenous Education and what came from our recent study testing LLMs on Indigenous topics. 🦘🎓 #edusky #academicsky
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Former #ANU Vice-Chancellor, Genevieve Bell, will receive remuneration of more than half a million a year for the next five years - despite taking 12 months off.
For context, that's more than ANU hoped to 'save' annually by disestablishing the School of Music. 🫠 @nteunion.bsky.social
For context, that's more than ANU hoped to 'save' annually by disestablishing the School of Music. 🫠 @nteunion.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Former #ANU Vice-Chancellor, Genevieve Bell, will receive remuneration of more than half a million a year for the next five years - despite taking 12 months off.
For context, that's more than ANU hoped to 'save' annually by disestablishing the School of Music. 🫠 @nteunion.bsky.social
For context, that's more than ANU hoped to 'save' annually by disestablishing the School of Music. 🫠 @nteunion.bsky.social
Anti-abortion campaigner Joanna Howe spent close to $100,000 in one month on anti-abortion advertising on Meta, in the lead up to the anti-abortion bill debate in the SA Parliament. She outspent BHP!
www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
SA anti-abortion lobbyist in top three national social media spenders - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Sarah Game’s controversial abortion bill lost in the upper house last night – as details emerged about big spends on Meta advertising.
www.indailysa.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Anti-abortion campaigner Joanna Howe spent close to $100,000 in one month on anti-abortion advertising on Meta, in the lead up to the anti-abortion bill debate in the SA Parliament. She outspent BHP!
www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
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Thank goodness for advocates like @gemkillen.bsky.social speaking truth to those in positions of power www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My son was stillborn in 2020. By allowing working parents time to grieve, Baby Priya’s bill will change lives | Gemma Killen
I can hardly imagine how hard it would have been to return to a workplace that had declared that I was not a parent – and that my baby didn’t really count
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Thank goodness for advocates like @gemkillen.bsky.social speaking truth to those in positions of power www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This would have been very funny if it wasn't also a terrifying part of the complete eradication of democracy in the states.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Trump aide freezes on live TV after controversial claim about president
A Trump administration official faces criticism after allegedly claiming US President Donald Trump has "plenary authority" while on a live interview with CNN.
www.abc.net.au
October 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This would have been very funny if it wasn't also a terrifying part of the complete eradication of democracy in the states.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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At a time when some use the language of feminism to attack trans rights, it’s vital to see feminist activists and scholars counteract such attacks. Feminist Legal Studies is inviting papers for a special issue that will explore how feminist goals and trans liberation are connected. Check it out.
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📣🏳️⚧️ Call for Papers
We are inviting papers for our special issue, “Feminist Responses to the Regression of Trans Rights: Strategies, Alliances, Hope.” The issue will be dedicated to trans-inclusive feminist legal analysis that addresses attacks on trans rights & lives.
Details below. Please share.
We are inviting papers for our special issue, “Feminist Responses to the Regression of Trans Rights: Strategies, Alliances, Hope.” The issue will be dedicated to trans-inclusive feminist legal analysis that addresses attacks on trans rights & lives.
Details below. Please share.
September 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
At a time when some use the language of feminism to attack trans rights, it’s vital to see feminist activists and scholars counteract such attacks. Feminist Legal Studies is inviting papers for a special issue that will explore how feminist goals and trans liberation are connected. Check it out.
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I don't know how anyone is getting anything done while the world is the way it is. How to focus on writing my silly little policy briefs or my budget submission when SO MANY things are SO TERRIBLE.
September 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I don't know how anyone is getting anything done while the world is the way it is. How to focus on writing my silly little policy briefs or my budget submission when SO MANY things are SO TERRIBLE.
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Australian National University vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has resigned from her position.
Breaking: Embattled ANU vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell resigns
Australian National University vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has resigned from her position.
www.abc.net.au
September 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Australian National University vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has resigned from her position.
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“If the most prestigious university in Australia will not fund our most prestigious literary journal, then it makes you question whether or not universities actually care about Australian culture.”
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
Australian writers shocked and ‘disgusted’ by closure of 85-year-old literary journal Meanjin
After 85 years of continuous publication, Meanjin, Australia’s second-oldest literary journal, is closing.
johnmenadue.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“If the most prestigious university in Australia will not fund our most prestigious literary journal, then it makes you question whether or not universities actually care about Australian culture.”
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
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Here's fun.
The Business Council of Australia put out a press release and new report about how to make healthcare more efficient. One of the big claims in the press release:
"AI has the potential to free up 30 per cent of a clinician’s time, allowing them to spend more time with Australians"
The Business Council of Australia put out a press release and new report about how to make healthcare more efficient. One of the big claims in the press release:
"AI has the potential to free up 30 per cent of a clinician’s time, allowing them to spend more time with Australians"
September 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Here's fun.
The Business Council of Australia put out a press release and new report about how to make healthcare more efficient. One of the big claims in the press release:
"AI has the potential to free up 30 per cent of a clinician’s time, allowing them to spend more time with Australians"
The Business Council of Australia put out a press release and new report about how to make healthcare more efficient. One of the big claims in the press release:
"AI has the potential to free up 30 per cent of a clinician’s time, allowing them to spend more time with Australians"
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To be clear, I feel strongly about safety in childcare, but it is understaffing and high turnover that creates signficant risk in ECEC, and CCTV - with no assurance for workers' or children's right to privacy - will make it worse.
Let's surveil the predominantly female workforce that is already underpaid and over-stretched and see what that does for staffing levels.
Even where they mention privacy it's in relation to children, not the workers - who are ignored in the whole conversation.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Even where they mention privacy it's in relation to children, not the workers - who are ignored in the whole conversation.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
CCTV trial for hundreds of childcare centres to be rolled out later this year
Education Minister Jason Clare says the new measures won't be a "silver bullet" but they will help improve the safety of children in childcare.
www.abc.net.au
August 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
To be clear, I feel strongly about safety in childcare, but it is understaffing and high turnover that creates signficant risk in ECEC, and CCTV - with no assurance for workers' or children's right to privacy - will make it worse.
Let's surveil the predominantly female workforce that is already underpaid and over-stretched and see what that does for staffing levels.
Even where they mention privacy it's in relation to children, not the workers - who are ignored in the whole conversation.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Even where they mention privacy it's in relation to children, not the workers - who are ignored in the whole conversation.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
CCTV trial for hundreds of childcare centres to be rolled out later this year
Education Minister Jason Clare says the new measures won't be a "silver bullet" but they will help improve the safety of children in childcare.
www.abc.net.au
August 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Let's surveil the predominantly female workforce that is already underpaid and over-stretched and see what that does for staffing levels.
Even where they mention privacy it's in relation to children, not the workers - who are ignored in the whole conversation.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Even where they mention privacy it's in relation to children, not the workers - who are ignored in the whole conversation.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Didn't you know it was ok to starve sick and disabled people?
I’m kind of speechless with this one. I can’t imagine the kind of person who continues to make the argument that it doesn’t count as real starvation if the kids were already sick.
August 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Didn't you know it was ok to starve sick and disabled people?
When I tell you I screamed in my kitchen this morning Elinor...
August 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
When I tell you I screamed in my kitchen this morning Elinor...
Dedicated recruitment rounds are becoming more commonplace! For example, this story is from last week:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘We want women to have role models’: how Sydney University is enticing more female academics to engineering
A mass recruitment campaign with roles reserved solely for women has been launched at a faculty where fewer than one in five academics are female
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Dedicated recruitment rounds are becoming more commonplace! For example, this story is from last week:
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
That definitely happens here too. Only 1 in 5 workers is in a gender-balanced occupation, and more than half of occupations are male dominated. Almost all (98%) of occupations in Australia have a pay gap in favour of men, even the ones that are predominately done by women.
August 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
That definitely happens here too. Only 1 in 5 workers is in a gender-balanced occupation, and more than half of occupations are male dominated. Almost all (98%) of occupations in Australia have a pay gap in favour of men, even the ones that are predominately done by women.
The median income of a female pathologist is $71k. For a male pathologist, it is $275k. This is why I want to scream everytime someone tells me the pay gap is the result of individual career choices.
August 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The median income of a female pathologist is $71k. For a male pathologist, it is $275k. This is why I want to scream everytime someone tells me the pay gap is the result of individual career choices.